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Jul 06, 2022, 05:19 AM
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Originally Posted by *Beth*
Last night was unbearable. I was outraged at the fireworks situation. No reprieve, just violently loud booms, non-stop. The poor cats were absolutely terrorized. I was shaken up, myself. I closed all the windows, turned the a/c on (even though the evening was cool). Turned fans on. Turned calming music on. Didn't matter, the booming was too loud. The windows shook and car alarms kept going off. This morning I couldn't get the noise out of my mind. Furious.
I called every appropriate number for the city to complain. I emailed every city council member about the issue and asked them what community members can do to help stop the problem. Nobody can enjoy Independence Day anymore. It is certainly not a holiday for children in this town.
I called the police department and received a call-back from a kind cop. He really listened to me. Said the PD needs all the help they can get from the community because, although they did catch a number of people using illegal fireworks (and fined them $1,000 each), most people see a cop SUV and hide the fireworks. He told me that 2 homes caught fire from (his words) "mortars" hitting the rooftops of the houses.
And tonight, while not being as insane as last night, there will still be booms. I dread it. I am so worried about my older cats and I am worried about myself. And David wasn't doing well with the "war zone," either.
I saw my med dude this afternoon. He is a sweetheart, but he sure loves meds. He said that sleep is still the main focus right now and then prescribed Vraylar, which is "activating." He prescribes medication for me that is for bipolar depression. I definitely have some depression going on, I almost always have. I'm concerned, though, that he's mistaking exhaustion for depression and also my turmoil about my situation with therapy, as depression. I can't entirely hold him responsible for that, though; I haven't told him anything about therapy. And I am most definitely depressed about therapy - but I don't think a medication will treat that. I need to work through it with Mary, plain and simple.
(And naturally, the pharmacy is out of Vraylar anyway and has to order it. Sometimes I wonder if they keep anything in stock.)
So there's my spectacular update. I don't even have the energy to skate today, but I am going to work with adjusting my wheels.
My new t-shirt idea is Don't meditate! Roller skate! 
 
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Hope nobody scares you or your cats this night! 
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